The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) 9712 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD, 20850
The Institute for Genomic Research is currently developing the Arabidopsis Genome Annotation Database (AGAD). This database will eventually contain the sequence of the entire Arabidopsis genome annotated to a consistent, high standard that will fulfill the needs of both the Arabidopsis community and the plant community as a whole. Having a database with the entire annotated genome from Arabidopsis will allow the community to apply complex queries over the entire genome and allow for easier and more complete analysis of this data. In the annotation process at TIGR, genomic sequences are subjected to prediction algorithms and similarity searches against EST and protein databases. Based on evidence from these analyses, potential genes in the genomic sequence are annotated according to their identity and similarity to the EST and protein data and a postulated function is assigned. TIGR is also committed to the development of the new methods to improve the annotation procedure. These developments include an improved, more complete gene naming system, new annotation software that will allow any given sequence to be annotated quickly and more consistently, and the creation of a more extensive annotation database that will have the ability to incorporate other plant organisms. Our current Arabidopsis annotation data is always available to the community for browsing or searching on our website http://www.tigr.org/tdb/at/at.html
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